The question you may ask yourself is, what is a Ramayana? Well a Ramayana to put short is an epic Indian poem in Hindu literature. A “Ramayana” is also known as “the Journey of Rama.” And in this journey, the king Rama sets off to save his abducted wife by the name of Sita. In like manner, “Sita’s Ramayana” by Samhita Arni & Moyna Chitrakar is about the woman’s perspective to the Ramayana. It is about the own perspective of Sita, the queen, to be more exact. It is about Sita’s empathy, coupled with her compassion for those that are around her. Given these points, ‘Sita’s Ramayana ‘is very much a must read graphic novel that will move you and spark any feminist curiosity in reading this great book.
The messages throughout this graphic novel vary from loyalty, honor, compassion, the price of war, trust, and ultimately right vs. wrong. I want to focus on the message of the price of war and trust. Sita is abducted by King Ravana. And consequently, Sita’s husband, King Rama and her abductor King Ravana start a war between them. In effect this war ends up killing a lot of people. King Ravana was killed during the battlefield. King Rama then told his wife Sita that she was “free to go, you can do whatever you want, go whenever you want” (Arni 115). Naturally, Sita was shocked. Her husband Rama then stated how “Ravana must of have touched you, and I can’t take you back” (Arni 116).
This shows how being a king comes with high responsibility and honor to be held up. Sita then asks Rama why he fought a war in the first place, and Rama then responded with “I fought it to redeem my honor” (Arni 117). In “Understanding Comics: The Invincible Art” by Scott McCloud, further explains the different aspects of comics whether it be as an artistic medium, or as a literary. In addition, he also talks about how words and pictures are both connected. Moreover, McCloud then further explains how “human experiences can be portrayed in comics through either pictures or words “(McCloud 152). Down below it shows the scene of when Sita told Rama how she was pure, his look of disbelief, and how shocked she was afterwards of his distrust.
Sita’s Ramayana-pg. 116.
The message that Sita’s Ramayana leaves me with is that trust is everything. How can you be with someone that does not trust me in the first place? Trust goes both ways as well. Sita put trust on Rama that he would rescue her, “I waited, I kept myself alive only for Rama” (Arni 119). Sita put a lot of faith and trust on her husband. Unlike Rama, he did not trust Sita. Even after she told him she was pure. A quote that stuck with me from Sita was “instead of love, I found suspicion, instead of justice, I met with false accusation and distrust” (Arni 121).
Works Cited
Anri, Samhita , Chitrakar, Moyna. “Sita’s Ramayana” Groundwood Books. 2018.
McCloud, Scott. “Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.” HarperCollins, 1993.
The messages throughout this graphic novel vary from loyalty, honor, compassion, the price of war, trust, and ultimately right vs. wrong. I want to focus on the message of the price of war and trust. Sita is abducted by King Ravana. And consequently, Sita’s husband, King Rama and her abductor King Ravana start a war between them. In effect this war ends up killing a lot of people. King Ravana was killed during the battlefield. King Rama then told his wife Sita that she was “free to go, you can do whatever you want, go whenever you want” (Arni 115). Naturally, Sita was shocked. Her husband Rama then stated how “Ravana must of have touched you, and I can’t take you back” (Arni 116).
This shows how being a king comes with high responsibility and honor to be held up. Sita then asks Rama why he fought a war in the first place, and Rama then responded with “I fought it to redeem my honor” (Arni 117). In “Understanding Comics: The Invincible Art” by Scott McCloud, further explains the different aspects of comics whether it be as an artistic medium, or as a literary. In addition, he also talks about how words and pictures are both connected. Moreover, McCloud then further explains how “human experiences can be portrayed in comics through either pictures or words “(McCloud 152). Down below it shows the scene of when Sita told Rama how she was pure, his look of disbelief, and how shocked she was afterwards of his distrust.
Sita’s Ramayana-pg. 116.
The message that Sita’s Ramayana leaves me with is that trust is everything. How can you be with someone that does not trust me in the first place? Trust goes both ways as well. Sita put trust on Rama that he would rescue her, “I waited, I kept myself alive only for Rama” (Arni 119). Sita put a lot of faith and trust on her husband. Unlike Rama, he did not trust Sita. Even after she told him she was pure. A quote that stuck with me from Sita was “instead of love, I found suspicion, instead of justice, I met with false accusation and distrust” (Arni 121).
Works Cited
Anri, Samhita , Chitrakar, Moyna. “Sita’s Ramayana” Groundwood Books. 2018.
McCloud, Scott. “Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.” HarperCollins, 1993.
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